Question

question: normal, strike-slip, and thrust are different types of ____. answer options: select one of four tectonic plates plate boundaries batholiths faults

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Tectonic plates are large slabs of Earth's crust, not types like normal/strike - slip/thrust.
• Plate boundaries are where tectonic plates meet, and the types of plate boundaries (convergent, divergent, transform) are different from normal/strike - slip/thrust.
• Batholiths are large igneous rock masses, unrelated to these types.
• Faults are fractures in Earth's crust where movement occurs. Normal, strike - slip, and thrust are all specific types of faults (normal faults involve vertical movement, strike - slip is horizontal, thrust is a type of reverse fault with low angle).

Answer:

D. faults